Loom.



F. TAVELLA.

LDOM.

APPLICATION FILED JUIE 29, 1907.

Patented May 18, 1909.

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P. TAVELLA.

, Loom.

LPYLICIATIOH FILED JUNE 28, 1907. 922,357.

Patented m 18. 1909.

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P. TAVELLA.

LOOM.

APPLIUATIUN FILED JUNE 29, 190'? Patented May 18, 1909.

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, LOOM. LPPLIOATIOH FILED JUHB 29, 1907.

Patented May 18, 1903.

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P. TAVBLLA.

Arrmou'xon mum mm: as, 1907.

922,357, Patented Maj 18, 1909.

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a 1 J J ii!! HAHN UNITED) friillA ll lbi LOOM.

To all whom tt naxy concern:

Be it known that .l, il llANCESt'U "lin' lama. a subject of the King of Italy, and a resident of Varazzc, 'ltaly, have invcnlrd n11 linprorvment in Looms, of which the following; doscription, in connection with tho aooompun ing draw ing, is a spocification lil o chariwlors on the drawing representing lit'o parts.

This invention has for its objrct to imnove that class of loom \rlu-roin a writ is laid in a shed as a single crossing instciu'l of doublo aS WhGII a needle with an eye is omployod to insert a weft in a shed. in accordance with my invention, 1 locate outside one of the salvage warps constituting one edge of tho fabric a weft presenter or pros-(enters under the conlir l of a suitable pattern surfacc, and outside t 1e oppositr sc-l'cagc of the fabric to be woven .l locate a wc-ftmnrrisr. The. weftmarrier occupies aposition norinallj. at the op osito salvage from that where is located t e weft presenters. The weft-carrier heroin shown is of novel construction and has co1nbined.with it means whereby the weft carrier is opened after the same has been projected through the shed, at which time it grasps a weft extended from a weft presenter then in its operative position and connected temporarily with one of the selvages near it,

and the weft-carrier having been opened, to

embrace a weft, isautomatically closed on the weftat the same time the cutters of the wefbcarriersever the weft between the carrier and the selvage, This done, the weftoarrier is retracted, drawing with .it the weft. from the hole in the rigid weft presenter, and as the weft-carrier completes its backward stroke and is withdrawn fully from thcished the reed beats the single weft into the fell and immediately as or after the weft is beaten into the shed the weft-carrier is opened to release the free end of the weft just.

being attached to a portion of the weft-cartrier.

This construction brings the working parts of the l'oom in more com act shape and avoids inipartin an additions movcmoritto thoful'crum of t lie lever connected with and Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 29, 1907.

Patented May 18, 1909.

Serial No. 331,383.

for oprralingr the oarrit'r. 'lhe wt'ift-carrior lr rrciprooatml on a truck or guidowuy lisod w]! h rolulion to the looln side rather than on a lunch forming: part of tho lay or other do- \'ior czu'| '.'in; llu' lt'i'll.

,ln nay in'vrntion I dispcnsc with usual nip-- pi rs to which tho weft-carrier presents the .Ylfl ui'lor tho snznc has born carririlthrouqh [he shod, suid nipprrs holding lulu writ while tho carrier is rotructcd, it having given 'up tho u'rl't, and l also dispoiist with the en;- ploymcnt of any auxiliary device at the oppo sitr. sch/ago to control the cut end of the weft prior to tho notion of the reed in hurting the weft into the l'cll.

in in invention the u )per nunnbcr of the oft-carrier is of a lcugt 1 equal to or in exccss oi the width of the cloth being we V1311, so that the said up .icr member may be acted upon when its weft-holding end has been projected through the shed to open tho same that it may grasp a weft, and also so that it may be opened at the extremity of its back or withdraw nl stroke from the shod that thd weft drawn through the shod by tho weft-, carrier may be released as or afterthe weft has been beaten into the fell. By mounting the weft-carrier on a track sustained by tho. loom frame rathor t-han by the lay, and by dispensing with tif'e nippor referred t d. for holding the free end of tho wcftcarried through the shed while the weft-carrier is retraoted, the mechanism of the loom is greathv simplified and it may be run at a faster speed and the momentum to be OVUJTCUIHG in the movement of the reed-carrier is greatly reduced.

Figure 1 in front elevation shows a soilicicnt portion of a loom with my improve monts added to enable my invention to be UIld'Gl'StUOtl; Fig. 2 is a detail of a dog to be described; Fig. 2" a detail in plan'view of the fabric slittin means; Fig. 3 is alight hand end view 0 the loom shown'in Fi' I;

Fig. '4 is anenlarged detail showing the r'iving mechanism and part of the warp stop mechanism; Fig. 5 is a sideelevation in detail showing the weft stop. mechanism and the pattern surfaco for controllin the weftprescntim means, and a weft hob in; Fig. 6 19a detail plan View showing the Weft bobbins, the means for'controll' the sonic that the may be presented to t 'ie weft-carrier, an] part of the selvage-formin means, the

figure also showing theipart o the pattern surface for puttin into or out of operative position either of t m weft presenters; Fig/7 is a detail of the weft-presenting means, one of them being in its 0 crative position; Fig. 8 is an enlarged dctuilhil' part of the selva o mechanism; Figs. 9 10 and I] are details showing parts of dilierent views of the doup huddle mechanism; Fi 12 is an enlarged detail in plan showing t re war and wet t and some selva e threads; Fig. a section to the right 0 the dotted line at, Fig. 12, showing the completed selvage, the thread 63 being up and about to be lowered; Fig. 14 is another view of the completed selvage looking at the same at its edge, the warp thread ()3 being down and about to be raised; Fig. 15 is a section in the line at; Fig 16 is a section in the line 1:; F ig. 17 is a detail showing the carrier-actuating eccentric and the slide and link connecting the same with the lever for movin the weft-carrier; Fig.- 18 shows enlarged t ie acting end of the weft-carrier open; Fig. 19 shows the same closed; Fig. 20 is a section in the line 9;", Fig. 19, showing the cutter as cutting the weft.

The framework A of the loom has an u right or top portion A provided with bracliets A that sustain a shaft A provided with ulle s A with which are connected straps attac led to the upper side of any usual harness frames A, A said harness frames having straps connected with their lower ends that are in turn connected with any usual treadles ada ted to be struck by cams A, A when it is desired to raise or lower the warps to form sheds. The cams shown will open the sheds for plain weaving, but this invention is not limited to plain weaving, as the sheds may be controlled and opened in any usual manner, according to the particular weave desired for the bed of the fabric. The loom frame is rovide with a warp beam 13 from which llhe warp b is led over a suitable warp 'roll B and thence to and through usual eyes in whatever heddles are carried by the harness frames,and thcprce between the dents of the zusualreed b. In the present instance of my invention reed is shown as carried y mounted at its upper end on a shaft B but it will be understood that instead of the particular batten or reed I may emiloy any other usual form of reed carried y a. lay mounted in the loom in any usual style. The woven cloth b is led-over the breast "beam 5 and is taken care of b any usual take-u. mechanism common to ooms. The main 8 aft A of the 'loom sustained in suit able bearings has connected thereto by a spline part of a clutch pulley C, shown as havin a cone surface t9 engage a, cone surface 0 a coacti clutch member 0' loose on said shaft and driven by a belt. The hub of the first member 0 of the'clutch is represented as provided with up annular groove that is a batten B the usua slot and side notch, the shipper being held in its working position when in the notch, and when released, as will be here inal'ter described, the spring of the shi mer lmndleactuates the clutch-inovin lever 3 to release the clutch by slidinv the ast part in the direction of the arrow Mg. 1, thus stopping the shaft. The main orram shaft is provided with a bevel gear I) that in turn enga es a bevel pinion 1) fast on a shaft D pro vided at its front end with an eccentric D having cut in at both its rear sides alike cam groove i), said groove receiving each a roller or other stud D of a forked block D connected to the end of a link I) jointed at I) to a lever D havin its fulcrum at D, said lever having jointed to its upper endfa link D that in turn is connected to the foot (1 of the weft-carrier. The foot projected forwardly therefrom or to the left, viewing Fig. 1, has a lower member (1 while an upper member al is pivoted thereto at (1, said upper member having at its outer end an inclined heel 11 a notch d and a beveled faced toe d. V

Figs. 18 and 19 show the weft-carrier enlarged. Each member of the carrier has its inner end, see Fig. 20, so shaped as to-present acting faces 2, 3 between which to grasp the weft, and at its side edges each member has blades 4, 5 to form a weft cutter, the blades of the cutter being at that-side nearest the fell of the cloth.

A suitable spring 7 is interposed between the two members of the weft-carrier back of the joint (1* and serves normally to keep the acting ends of the carrier closed. The foot d of the carrier is dove-tailed in cross section, see Fig. 3, and is free to he slid lon i' tudinally in a groove of a track D suitab y sustained from the loom frame, the ion th of the track and of the carrier being su 'icient to enable the carrier to be entirely withdrawn from the warps used in "the shed, and to be ro'ected entirely through and beyondthc art est warp thread at the fart'hest'side of the shed. Y

As the weft-carrier is thrust through the shed to engage a weft, the beveled toe d meets the end of a dog 20, see Fig. 2, mounted on a vertical stud 21, and the outer end of the upper member of the c trrier is depressed to thus open, the inner ends of the 'nippers that they may pass over whichever weft lti - next lease rod is crosse at op dsite selvages, which are more th the hooked end of the said drop device being the heavier descends and is caught by the hook 40 of a vibrator 41 )ivotcd at 42 and moved to and fro through its connection by a rod 4.; with the lNKl MlOVlTlg lever E, said hooked end being moved outwardlyortoward the rear of the looin at each pick it the weft is unbroken. If rweft is broken, the hooked end of the drop device will drop behind the acting hook of the vibrator when the latter is moved into its forward position, or toward the fell of the cloth as the reed beats the weft into the fell, and as the reed is moved backwardly the drop device holds the vibrator in its dotted line position, Fig. 3, in which position the outer end of the vibrator is out of contact with the sto latch G pivoted atG ormitting the inner ieavier end of said step hitch, it having a hook, to drop that it may be engaged by one of the arms G connected with a revolublo disk G: fast on the cam shaft, moving in the direction of the arrow thcreomFig. 3, pullin the brake G ivoted at G against the perip cry of said dis to aid in stopping the loom, and at the same time moving forwardly in a rod G sliding in a suitable guide G" sothat the free endof said rod meets the inner side of the shi )per handle: knocks the 81.11% out of its note and lets the shipper handle be moved so that through the connection of with said lever C before described, the clutch ulley of the actuating means will be released The warp threads are separated by usual lease rods and the war between one and the has coacting with it between the lease rods 9. drop device 50 in every particular like the drop device 34 hereinbefore described, with the axes tion that the drop device 50 is not provide at its upper end with a hole for the reception of the warp, but on the contrary the drop devices 50 are maintained in their inoperative positions with their hooks out of r the path of movement of the vibrator hook 40 by the contact of their upper right hand edges with the warps when crossed, and in case the warp breaks a dro device is free to turn so that the hooked em thereof, which is made the heavier overbalances the drop device and permits it to dro and be engaged by the vibrator to effect the stopping of the loom, as before desorib ,d.

This invention not limited to the exact shape or configuration of the drop devices or the vibrators. r

In mounting the warps in the loom, I provide for more warps than I intend to use in the finished fabric; thatjs, referring to Fig.

12, showing apart of the fabric with the threads opened up l have shown three warp threads. 51 52 53 supposed'to be duplicator} inten to retain in the finished cloth In addition to the warps mentioned, I have Each pair of warps .selvage are so thorough] herein chosen to illustrate four other'warp threads 54, 55, 56 and 57 to form a solve-go. 'lho warp threads 51, 52 and 53, together with the weft, interlaced therewith and ex tended beyond the edge warp thread 54, which is to remain iii the fabric, are removed while the cloth is being woven by means of a disk cutter 58, see Figs. 2" and 3, there being two such cutters one arranged outside of the outer warp threads 54 of the selvage. These cutters are mounted on a shaft 59 derivin rotary movement from a belt 60 extende overa pulley on said shaft and over another pulley 61 on the main shaft.

It is essential, it will be understood, that the wefts be so interwoven with theselva e warps that the fabric removed from t e loom, may be handled throughout its finishing operations and while being marketed without the warp and weft becoming displaced. To insure this I have 'herein provided for binding the wefts to four warp threads 54-to 57 by means of an independent or auxiliarywa 63 which may be ofthe same size or sinal er, which will-be controlled and moved b an usual form of doup heddle that is, a liedd e so moved as to move the warp thread 63 so that it will embrace one or another of either of the four warp threads 54 to 57. y i

I haveherein shown the warp thread 63 as being passed under weft 68 and over the warps 57, 56, 55, and 54, thence back under all of said warps and over the parallel weft thread 67, thence under the warp threads 57,

'56, 55 and 54, back over the same and under dled, as described, is beat into the fell with the weft threads, the weft and weep atthe interlocked that they will remain so in al conditions of the woven' fabric.

I will now describe a novel form of doup heddlc that I have found most desirable in the formation of the selvage, it being understood that the den i heddle mechanism is duplicated at each se lvage.

Referring to Fig. 8, 150 represents a stationary arm connected with the loom side and. having at its outer end a plate connected by screws 151 with the back plate 152 of a raceway H showrrin detail in Figs. 9 tell,

said raeewa having at its upper and lower ends suitab e rollers it over w ich pass up wardly-atlexible connection h and two fieldble connections h", said connections carrying an eye h through which is extended the auxihai warp thread 63, the upwardly led end of t e connectiori'boing attached in any suitable manner at h to a pulle h connected with the ha'rness-sustainm s aft A. The downturned connections? will be attached to any suitable springs so that as the pulley.

h is revolved bee and forth the connections ill will, be drawn about the raceway ll over the rollers h, taking the eye It from its full line )osilio n in the direction of the arrow rig. ll into Lip: doth-d line position said figure, the eye being moved for more than a ('UIllPlHll rotation about the raceway.

The arm Hi0 has a pin 1515 on which is Iuountrd, as herein shown l'our like levels 154, earh one having connected with it a spring 155 that normally keeps the frer rnd of said lovers rlt-vatrd in the spaoc oi" the raceway. 'lhv free end of vurh of those levrrs has a hole for the rrctplion rcs wrtivoly of the warp threads :34, 55. 56 and 57, and

those levcrs are mow-d in pairs in opposite directions just as the harness frames are moved by conncriions 156, 157 extrndrd over guide rollers 1-58, 159 and connm-trd with thrshai't A so lhaL it will he undorsiood that the lovers 15-1 move the warps rarrird by them up and down and form slu-ds hi.

tween them in the same order as the warp threads handled. by the hcddlcs of the hurncss: frames and as distinctly shown in 12. The warp threads carried by the levers 154v and the thread 625 are all led through the same space between two dents of the reed.

It Will be understood that whenever a connection la is actuated vso that its heddlc-cye it traverses or cnrirclcs the raceway, t 1e thread 63 carried in the heddlo-cyc It will )ass under the series of warp threads carried .y the levers 154 and then above, over and down to at under the weft thread that is then coming through the shed, as shown in Fi 15 and 1.6.

ilaving described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by 'liettors Patent isI--- 1. 1:5 11. loom, a pattern-controlled weftpreseiii dig device located. at one siilcrof thc seivagr, a, weft-carrier, and a weft cutter movai'iic therewith, located normal! outside the opposite selvaqc, eomhincd witi means to pro act the well-carrier and weftcutter through the shod to take a weft; from said presenting device, and means to operate tho weft cutter simultaneously \vitlrthc taking of a wefthy the wcft-en rricr.

Ina loom, a plur-Ilitv of) pattern-cow trolled wefbprcsentmg icv iccsglocatmi at one side ofthe sc'lva e, a ivel'titiurribr adaptm! to he reciprocatcd t irough {Lltfid-ll(id toward and from said weft-presentingdovio'rs, ,an; i, a writ cutter mounted on tho woi't"carrier, cone hincd with means for projecting the lath-r through the shed to engage the; M ll prvsonb ed by oitl'ierof said wi:l't'proson'ting dovicrm, and meanst?) opon and closir'the weft-carrier and simultaneously 'opcn and close the on cutter.

In a loom, a weft-presenting device located near one salvage, and a weft-carrier located normally outside the opposite salvage and provided with a, weft cutter, means for l I i projccting said carrier through the shed, moans to than open the weft-carrier that it may omhracc a writ loading from a wclt-presvntin device to tho sclvuiqo, and means to than 0 use tho wrlt-rarricr to grasp the weft and cut the same between the oint where the carrier grasps the weft and t 10 full of the cloth hoing woven prior to retracting said \vol't carrier.

4. In a loom, a weft-presenting device, a writ-carrier provided with u. welt rntter, said weft-carrier comprising two arms, a spring acting normally to close tho arms to hold a welt, and moans to move said rarricr to and fro across the shod, combined with moans for temporarily opening said carrier to rasp a weft at the coin )letion of its stroke t trough the shod towan thowol'Hirosrnting device, and .w nin at tho oomph-lion, of its with- 'il'tfl ifll l l'illll the shed with a wait, the spring acting to close the arms and grasp the weft and to cause the weft cuttcrto simultaneously (:ut the weft immodiiitcly after the iirst-inontioncd temporary opening of said arms.

in a loom, a weft-presenting device, a tuo-armcd writ-carrier, onc of said arms having its extremity hevclcd, a guideway to sustain said carrier, and a spring actin normally to maintain thohevclcd end 0 said arm elevated, conihinod with a device to contact with tho beveled )art of said arm at the completion of its hsc 'ward stroke to open said carrier.

6. In a loom, a vv'i'ift-prcscnting device located near one sclvage warp, a weft-carrier presenting two arms, one pivoted on or with relation to the other, the up )cr one of said arms having its outer extremity hevcicd and near said hiivrl a licvclcd toe, and a sprin acting nurmally'to hoe the free cnds o said arms closed, conihinoi with means to move said carrier through the shed toward the wcft-presenting device and to retract the same from the shed, and with means for opening the carrier on its arrival at tho wcftpresenting device to grasp a wcft and to again open said carrier nftcr its withdrawal from the shed to relcasc the weft.

7. in a loom, tho following instrumcntaiitics: a wcft presenting device located atone svlvagn, a weft-carrier having a weft cutter l-walrd nor-mall outside the opposite sel- Yugo, nit-ans to move said weft carrier liirodgh ihH'slu-d toward the weft proscnter, a .i l tin-n withdraw. said carrienl'rom. the shi d, a spring acting normally to close said writ-v 1rrior, moans to open said rurrior tomp rarily on its arrival l'lcar said wcftprescnting device that it may engage :rwcl't, said s )ring immediately thcreafter acting to close the carrier and out the wait, means to a am open the carrier as it retires from the sher on its hack stroke, and mechanism for mampulating a warp thread to embrace other warp through the shed threads and the weft laid by the weft carrier to form a salvage.

8. In a loom, the following instrumentalities: a weft presenting device located at one selvage, a weft'carrier having a weft cutter located normally outside the opposite selvage, means to move said weft carrier through the shed toward the weft presenter, and to then withdraw said carrier from the shed, a wing acting normally to close said weft-carrier, means to open said carrier te'morarily on its arrival near said weft-presentmg device that it may engage a weft, said s ring immediately thereafter acting to close the carrier and cut the weft, means to a ain open the carrier as it retires from the she on its back stroke, heddle mechanism for manipulatin a war thread'to embrace other warp threat s and t e weft laid by the weft carrier to form a selva e, and means for cutting the fabric in the direction of its length outside the selvage warp to be retained. in the fabric.

9. In a loom, the following instrument-alities: a weft presenting device located at one salvage, .a Weft-carrier having a wait cutter located normally-outside the opposite selmeans to move said weft carrier toward the weft presenter, and to then Withdraw said carrier from the shed, a spring acting normally to close said weft-carrier, means to open said carrier temvage,

e carrier and cut the weft, means to again I open the carrier as it retires from the she on its baclr. stroke, and means for stopping the loom when the weft or warp break, said means including a drop device intermediate the weft-presenting device and the weft supply, the weft passing through an aperture in the drop device.

10. In a loom, a weft carrier having a boveled toe at a distance from its welt-engaging portion, a spring acting normally to close the weft enga 111g portion. 0t said carrier, a piv oted dogflocated outside the selvage, means to move said carrier into and across the shed, said dog at such time coasting with said beveled toe to open the weft-engaging portion of the carrier, said dog turning about its ivot on the back stroke of the carrier and eing rendered ino erative for opening the carrier on sue; stro e.

In' testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

FRANCESCO TAVELLA.

Witnesses 1 i I Geo. W. GREGORY, I H. CHIARIGLIONE., 

